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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     190,028</td>
<td class="r data">     118,110</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
<td class="r data">     148,581</td>
<td class="r data">      95,881</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">      41,447</td>
<td class="r data">      22,229</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     212,412</td>
<td class="r data">     136,637</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">     167,586</td>
<td class="r data">     112,102</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">      44,826</td>
<td class="r data">      24,535</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     228,098</td>
<td class="r data">     143,344</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">     180,416</td>
<td class="r data">     117,982</td>
<td class="r data">    65.4</td>
<td class="r data">      47,682</td>
<td class="r data">      25,362</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     235,702</td>
<td class="r data">     146,234</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">     185,434</td>
<td class="r data">     120,229</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">      50,268</td>
<td class="r data">      26,005</td>
<td class="r data">    51.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     238,593</td>
<td class="r data">     148,057</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">     187,773</td>
<td class="r data">     122,048</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">      50,820</td>
<td class="r data">      26,009</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     231,600</td>
<td class="r data">     140,419</td>
<td class="r data">    60.6</td>
<td class="r data">     182,415</td>
<td class="r data">     116,137</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">      49,185</td>
<td class="r data">      24,282</td>
<td class="r data">    49.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     230,388</td>
<td class="r data">     137,074</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
<td class="r data">     184,103</td>
<td class="r data">     114,900</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">      46,285</td>
<td class="r data">      22,174</td>
<td class="r data">    47.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     226,704</td>
<td class="r data">     133,881</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">     183,043</td>
<td class="r data">     113,172</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">      43,661</td>
<td class="r data">      20,709</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     224,202</td>
<td class="r data">     130,513</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">     181,695</td>
<td class="r data">     110,673</td>
<td class="r data">    60.9</td>
<td class="r data">      42,507</td>
<td class="r data">      19,840</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     215,752</td>
<td class="r data">     125,222</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
<td class="r data">     175,043</td>
<td class="r data">     106,167</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
<td class="r data">      40,709</td>
<td class="r data">      19,055</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     186,899</td>
<td class="r data">     116,416</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
<td class="r data">     146,119</td>
<td class="r data">      94,418</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">      40,780</td>
<td class="r data">      21,998</td>
<td class="r data">    53.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     209,307</td>
<td class="r data">     134,980</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">     165,146</td>
<td class="r data">     110,646</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">      44,161</td>
<td class="r data">      24,334</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     224,893</td>
<td class="r data">     141,601</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">     177,862</td>
<td class="r data">     116,447</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      47,031</td>
<td class="r data">      25,154</td>
<td class="r data">    53.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     232,311</td>
<td class="r data">     144,297</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">     182,713</td>
<td class="r data">     118,507</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
<td class="r data">      49,598</td>
<td class="r data">      25,790</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     233,818</td>
<td class="r data">     144,714</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">     183,633</td>
<td class="r data">     118,902</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">      50,185</td>
<td class="r data">      25,812</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     227,061</td>
<td class="r data">     137,191</td>
<td class="r data">    60.4</td>
<td class="r data">     178,408</td>
<td class="r data">     113,061</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
<td class="r data">      48,653</td>
<td class="r data">      24,130</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     225,893</td>
<td class="r data">     133,771</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">     180,138</td>
<td class="r data">     111,754</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">      45,755</td>
<td class="r data">      22,017</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     222,132</td>
<td class="r data">     130,463</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
<td class="r data">     179,014</td>
<td class="r data">     109,903</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
<td class="r data">      43,118</td>
<td class="r data">      20,560</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     220,298</td>
<td class="r data">     127,579</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
<td class="r data">     178,252</td>
<td class="r data">     107,864</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">      42,046</td>
<td class="r data">      19,715</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     211,998</td>
<td class="r data">     122,375</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
<td class="r data">     171,707</td>
<td class="r data">     103,455</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">      40,291</td>
<td class="r data">      18,920</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,730</td>
<td class="r data">       1,507</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,194</td>
<td class="r data">       1,302</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">         536</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">    38.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,617</td>
<td class="r data">       1,415</td>
<td class="r data">    54.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,105</td>
<td class="r data">       1,245</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">         512</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">    33.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       2,603</td>
<td class="r data">       1,431</td>
<td class="r data">    55.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,121</td>
<td class="r data">       1,247</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">         482</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">    38.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       2,697</td>
<td class="r data">       1,480</td>
<td class="r data">    54.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,142</td>
<td class="r data">       1,282</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">         555</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">    35.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,074</td>
<td class="r data">       1,887</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,571</td>
<td class="r data">       1,720</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">         503</td>
<td class="r data">         167</td>
<td class="r data">    33.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,723</td>
<td class="r data">       1,664</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,322</td>
<td class="r data">       1,538</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
<td class="r data">         401</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    31.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,548</td>
<td class="r data">       1,605</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,154</td>
<td class="r data">       1,479</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">         394</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    32.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,369</td>
<td class="r data">       1,465</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,956</td>
<td class="r data">       1,341</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">         413</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,058</td>
<td class="r data">       1,282</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,695</td>
<td class="r data">       1,187</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">         363</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">    26.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,962</td>
<td class="r data">       1,276</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,663</td>
<td class="r data">       1,176</td>
<td class="r data">    70.7</td>
<td class="r data">         299</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">    33.4</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         399</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">         161</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">         131</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         488</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
<td class="r data">         335</td>
<td class="r data">         211</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         602</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">    51.8</td>
<td class="r data">         433</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">    66.5</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    14.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         694</td>
<td class="r data">         457</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">         579</td>
<td class="r data">         440</td>
<td class="r data">    76.0</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    14.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       1,701</td>
<td class="r data">       1,456</td>
<td class="r data">    85.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,569</td>
<td class="r data">       1,426</td>
<td class="r data">    90.9</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,816</td>
<td class="r data">       1,564</td>
<td class="r data">    86.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,685</td>
<td class="r data">       1,538</td>
<td class="r data">    91.3</td>
<td class="r data">         131</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       1,947</td>
<td class="r data">       1,698</td>
<td class="r data">    87.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,811</td>
<td class="r data">       1,667</td>
<td class="r data">    92.0</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,203</td>
<td class="r data">       1,953</td>
<td class="r data">    88.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,073</td>
<td class="r data">       1,928</td>
<td class="r data">    93.0</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,846</td>
<td class="r data">       1,652</td>
<td class="r data">    89.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,748</td>
<td class="r data">       1,622</td>
<td class="r data">    92.8</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,792</td>
<td class="r data">       1,571</td>
<td class="r data">    87.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,673</td>
<td class="r data">       1,536</td>
<td class="r data">    91.8</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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